Typographical machine



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APPLICATION FILED AUGA I7..` 1916.

Patnted Dec. 21, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. I7. I9I6.

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D.l F. TRACY.

l`|'YP0GRA|"HICM. MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MIG. I7. 191e.

Patented Deo. 21, 1920.

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DANIEL F. TRACY, OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Application led August 17, 1916. Serial No. 115,446.

To alt y'u1/wm t may concer/rt.'

Be it known that I, DANIEL F. TRACY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charleston, county ol Kanawha and btate of 1West Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, oi which the following is a specifica` tion.

This invention rela-tes to typographical inarliines of the general organization wherein circulating matrices are released Yfrom a magazine or magazines in the order in which their characters are to appear in print, then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the tace of a mold iilled with molten metal to :torni a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned by distributing mechanism to the magazine or magazines from which they started; but it more specifically comprel'iends machines ot this character embracing a multiplicity of coluinnwise arranged magazines, the column being raised or lowered as an entirety between relatively positioned as sembling and distributing mechanism, and the selected magazine actuated in a plane at right angles to the movement of the column to effect the desired quick change, that is, the placing of any one magazine of the column in composing position with reference to the assembler entrance and distributing position with reference to the distributer.

One prominent feature of this invention is the magazine movement through the instrumentality of which any selected magazine of the column may be placed in composing position7 the magazine situatedl beneath that in composing position being siniultaneously retracted to afford clearance for the reeds, in order that the latter may actuate from the rear the escapements carried by each magazine.

Another and rather prominent feature is the downwardly and outwardly swinging movement of the magazine column where-- by, in the event a different font oftype is required, one of the magazines may be eX- peditiously removed, and another quickly substituted with the required font.

A nother feature of this invention is the manner of mounting` the entrance 'channel whereby it is moved concomitantly with the magazine in composing position as the lat ter is actuated preparatory to shifting.

Another salient feature of this invention is the means by which the matrices are normally locked in the magazines and automatically released when any of such magazines are brought to composing position.

lVith the above and other features in view, my invention consists in certain novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be more particularly hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in which corresponding parts are indicated by similar reference characters Figure l is a side elevation illustrating the upper magazine in composing position;

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section, with the magazines positioned as in F ig. l;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating location of magazines preparatory to shifting; the matrix locking means being shown operatively associated with the upper magazine;

Fig. 4 is a centra-l longitudinal section with entrance channel inoperatively disposed;

Fig. 5 is a similar view with the magazines rearwardly tilted; and,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the magazines illustrating matrix locking and releasing means.

Generally, this machine comprises a frame pivotally supporting a series of magazines arranged columnwise and adapted to swing backwardly anddownwardly from operative position, the magazines, when in opy erative position, being shiftable rectilinearly as a unitto the proper plane and then longitudinally movable to composing' position, the magazines beneath that in composing position beingiixedly retained while the other is advanced to operative position in order to provide clearance space for the reeds to actuate from the rear the escapements with which each magazine is provided; also a longitudinally movable entrance channel, the operation of which is dependent on the longitudinal movement of the magazines.

In certain constructional forms of typographical machines,to obtain magazinemovement such as that hereinbefore stated, it has been proposed to horizontally shift the magazines as a unit and then move the same longitudinally, after the selected magazine has been disposed in the proper plane into composing position, but, owing to the complexity of this structure, it is, to a certain extent, undesirable, and it is therefore the aim of this invention to design a machine having analogous magazine movement,l but embodying few parts with the additional feature of the baekwardly nd dowi'iwardly swinging movement of the magazines to facilitate removal thereof.

In the illustrated embodiment character'- izing this invention, there is shown a main frame 1 of the usual construction having vertically extending standards 2, arcuate at their upper ends, and supporting distributor 3 of matrices L1. Swivelly mounted upon an axis 5, situated transverse of standards 2 contiguous their lower ends, is a magazine supporting base 6. The connection between base 6 and axis 5 is suoli, that, when the former is Vin operative position, the greater part of its bulk is disposed to one side of a plane passing vertically through the eenter of axis 5, which thus insures the rigidity of said base and maintains the same in proper position during the operation of the machine. Depending from the under surface of base (i, central thereof, is asleeve 7 formed with an off-set integral 8, having 'therethrough an opening` registering with the bore of the sleeve to accommodate "he screw 9 of magazine frame 10, adapted to extend through base 6 and sleeve '7. also integrally formed with the sleeve 7 is a bearing bracket 11, for a purpose hereinafterI to be described. To effect vertical movement of the magazine frame 10 with respect to base 6, a shaft 12, journaled in the forward edge of said base and extending through bearing bracket 11, is provided, at its innerl extremity, with beveled pinion 13, adapted to mesh with pinion lll, threaded on screw 9 and located intermediate sleeve 7 and its off-set 8. Consequently, upon rotation of shaft 12, the screw 9, b v virtue of pinions 13 and 14, may be caused to ascend or descend sleeve 7 dependent on the exigency of the situation.

The magazine supporting frame is formed with quadrilaterally arranged uprights 15, having therein vertically spaced transversely extending slots 16, throughwhich project rollers 17 rotatably journaled to the sides of magazine supporting pans 18, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, said pans conformingin outline to the contour of the magazines 1i). 2O and 21 seated therein, which are of the usual construction and design. Although in the present instance but three magazines are shown, nevertheless, six or eight may be employed if desirable. In order to fixedly secure the magazines within their pans, the former are provided with laterally extending studs 22, which engage bayonet slots 23. arranged in the sides of said pans., llaefh of the magazines is provided withv its own series of escapements F, which, in the presieaoee ent instance, are diagrammatically shown. By mounting the pans and magazines as above stated, it is obvious they may be moved longitudinally of the frame to the extent of the slots in uprights 15, also shifted as a unit into the proper plane relative to distributor and assembler 3, and by the term proper plane, refer tothe location of the selected magazine prior to its longitudinal movement into composing or operative position.

For the purpose of controlling movement of the magazines, a shift frame 24, having vertically disposed quadrilaterally arranged guides 25, is slidably positioned upon the base 6. The guides 25 are longitudinally slotted as at 26, to effect furcations 27 and 28, intended to engage the rollers 17 of the magazine pans, which protrude slightly beyond the slots in uprights 15 of the magazine supporting frame. To actuate the shift frame backwardly and forwardly over the base 6, a sleeve 29, carrying a worm 30, is loosely positioned upon shaft 12. This worm BO engages pinion 31 keyed to shaft 32, journaled in base 6 and extending transversely thereof. rlhe pinion 31, in turn, meshes with pinion 33, keyed to shaft 34, which latter' is supported by suitable bearing brac ets above and in parallelism with shaft 32. The extremities of shaft 34 are extended so as to project through the slots 342 formed in the sides of shift frame 24, and to the exterior thereof. These ends of shaft 341 are provided with cams 35, which rotate between rollers 36, laterally extending from each side of shift frame 24. Therefore, when sleeve is rotated, its movement will be imparted to cams 35, and the latter, operating between the rollers, will produce reciprocating movement of the frame, as will be readily understood without further discussion. To permit rotation on the shaft 12 of sleeve 29, the hand wheel 36 is loosely mounted on shaft 12, and cooperates with the sliding clutch 37, detachably keyed to shaft. 12, whereby as clutch 37 is longitudinally actuated along shaft 12 into engagement with the clutch face of sleeve 29, the key carried by said clutch passes out of the key way in said shaft, whereupon the latter is disengaged from the hand wheel 36 now connected to sleeve 29, while on the other hand, when clutch 37 is moved toward the clutch face of the hand wheel, its key entering the key way in shaft 12 connects the hand wheel to the latter.

lVhen the selected magazine is in operative position, it is essential, to accomplish actuation of escapements F from the rear, to provide clearance for reeds'39; therefore, at a predetermined point on the uprights to the main frame, are disposed suitably spaced lugs a() for cooperation with laterally extending rollers 4-1, affixed to the sides of the magazine pans adjacent their upper ends. These lugs will engage the roller of the magazine underlying that in operative position, to stationarily maintain such magazine while the others are longitudinally advanced by the shift frame 24. In this connection it is pointed out, when it is desired to disen* gage the rollers 41 from guiding lugs 40 on uprights 2, the magazines are actuated as heretofore stated until their extremities are in alinement, then said magazines are shifted upwardly, this movement disengaging lugs 40 and 41. The upward movement of the magazines is continued until lugs 40 are disposed in a space between the respective magazines, whereupon the latter may then be tilted rearwardly. Since the supporting rollers of the magazine pans operate between the furcations of guides 25, to permit one of the magazines to be held in fixed position while the others are advanced, rearwardly extending projections 42 are integrally formed with said guides 25 in the plane of stops 40, said projections having therein slots 43, communicating with the longitudinally extending slots 26 of the guides.

Owing to the endwise or longitudinal movement of the magazines, when the latter are rearwardly actuated preparatory to shifting, the entrance channel 44 must be removed from the path of their movement, and to meet this requirement said entrance channel or throat is provided, at its extremities, with slides 45 operating in horizontal guides 46, extending in parallelism from standards 2, adjacent their extremities. Each of the slides 45 carries a laterally extending pin 47 which coperates with the slotted arms 48 of cranks 49, pivoted intermediate their ends as at 50. These cranks 49 have their lower ends connected to one extremity of rods 51, said rods being connected at their free ends to cams 35 as at 52. To accommodate the backward and downward swing of base 6, said connecting rods 51 are provided with any suitable form of' lock joint, intermediate their ends as at 53, that is to say, any of the well known structures serving to lock the sections of the rods after they have been placed in alining relation. l/Vhenever cams 35 are rotated to longitudinally slide shift frame 24, it is apparent, through the connections aforesaid, entrance channel or throat 44 will be horizontally removed from operative position. To restore said entrance channel to normal position, springs 54 are employed, one end of the springs being connected to standards 2, the other to the entrance channel, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

Although any suitable means may be provided for locking the matrices in the magazines when the latter are out of operativo position, I preferably equip each ,magazine with a pair of horizontally-spaced hingedly mounted locking bars 55, having depending tines 56 adapted to pass through suitably arranged openings formed in the upper surface of the magazine and into engagement with the underlying matrices. In order to automatically disengage the tines 56 of the locking bars from the matrices of the magazine in operative position, each of said magazines carries a longitudinally extending release bar 57, having wedge shaped extremities 58 and 59, which coact with ex* tensions 60, rearwardly extending from the' central portion of locking bars 55, as clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The wedge shaped extremity of release bar 57 is normally disposed coincident with the upper edge of the magazine, so that it may be engaged by contact 61, aflixed to the entrance channel when the latter is brought to operative position. A. compression spring 62 normally maintains the wedge shaped extremities 5S and 59 in disengaged relation with respect to extensions GO. From this construction it is obvious when contact 61 on the entrance channel engages the wedge shaped extremity 59 of bar 57, the latter will be horizontally actuated to dispose said wedge shaped extremities 58 and 59 beneath extension 60, to thus effect elevation of the locking bars 55 and releasement of the matrices.

lVhen the lowermost of the magazines is in composing position, the supporting rollers of those above being unrestrained by the guides 25, would move forward through the slots with more or less violence, producing an undesirable jarring of the machine` therefore, the outer furcations 27 of the lower guides 25 are formed with the irregularly curved extensions 63 which directs the movement of said rollers as the selected magazine is longitudinally advanced into operative position.

Theoperation of this machine is as follows :-Presuming the magazines to be in the position shown in Fig. 1, that. is, with magazine 19 in composing position, when it is desired to eifect a quick change to substitute another magazine, for instance 20, clutch 37 is moved by hand grip 38 into operative relation with respect to sleeve 29, whereupon, as said sleeve is rotated, shift frame 24 is rearwardly moved over base G until the rollers of the respective magazines are in alinement between furcations 27 and 28 of the respective guides 25. The clutch 37 is then disengaged from sleeve 29, and moved into engagement with the clutch surface of hand wheel 36, whereby, when the latter is rotated, the beveled pinion 13 will operate pinion 14 on screw 9 of the magazine support to effect shifting of the selected magazine 20 Ato the proper plane with respect to distributer 3 and assembler' 3. After thus positioning said magazine 20, the initial operation is repeated to longitudinally advance the selected magazine into composing position with respect `to assembler and dist ibuteix Owing to the arrangement of stops ll() on the standards 2 of the main frame, when magazine 20 has been disposed in the proper plane, the roller Lil of magazine 21, will be vsituated `intermi-zdiate said stops so that, as magazine 20 is moved forward longitudinally by guides 25 of the 'shift frame, the underlying` magazine 21 is retained, to permit the reeds 39 to fully expose escapements of magazine 20 and permit reeds 39 to actuate said escapements from the rear. From the preceding structural outline, it is evident any selected ma gazine may be shifted to the proper plane and then advanced longitudinally into composing position, while the underlying magazine is fixed in shifting position to expose the escapements of the magazine in composing position. Moreover, as the shift frame is longitudinally moved over the base to aline the magazine supporting rollers A in guides 25, the entrance channel t, by means of slides 45, crank 49 and connecting rod 5l, will be removed from operative position, to which it is restored by spring 54 as the selected magazine is being longitudinally advanced into composing position. And in this connection it is to be noted when entrance channel i4 attains its operative position, the contactv 61 thereon, engaging release bar 57 of the locking mechanism, longitudinally shifts said bar, thereby elevating locking bars 55 and releasing` the matrices of themagazine in operative position.

A typographical machine, constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention, enables the series ofrmagazines to swing baclrwardly and downwardly to facilitate ready removal of any magazine in the event adifferent font of type is required, also permits independent movement of the magazines in addition to their operation as an entirety when shifting to effect a quick change, affords automatic release of the matrices in the magazine operatively positioned, facilitates actuation of the escapements from the rear by eliminating the forward extremity of the magazine underlying that in operative position, and, furthermore, materially decreases time and labor incident to the shifting and operative disposal of the selected magazine into composing position.

Although in the foregoing, I have set forth certain elements as best adapted to perform the functions allotted to them, nevertheless, it is to be understood that various minor changes as to form. substance, etc., may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from or sacrificing any of the'fprinciples, of this invention.

Having now described my invention, what l claim is 1. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a rectilinearly moving supporting frame therefor to simultaneously shift the magazines to the proper plane, relatively movable connections between the magazines and their supporting frame to afford independent movement relative to said frame, a longitudinally movable shift frame ope atively connected with the magazines to advance the vlatter endwise into composing position, and means to iixedly retain one of the magazines during longitudinal movement of the others, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a supporting` frame therefor, relatively movable connections between the frame and magazines to afford endwise movement of the latter, means to rectilinearly operate said supporting frame, a shift frame longitudinally movable of the supporting frame and operatively connected with the magazines therein to advance the selected magazine to composing position, and means to fixedly maintain one of the magazines during advancement of the others, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. .ln a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a rectilinearly movable supporting frame therefor, relatively Imovable means interconnect-ing magazines and frame affording independent movement of the former with respect to the latter, a shift frame movable longitudinally with respect to said supporting frame, longitudinally slotted guiding bars engaging said magazine connections and adapted to aline the magazine extremities during rectilinear movement, and means to permanently maintain one of the magazines during endwise movement of the others, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

fl. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines shiftable rectilinearly to place the selected magazine in the proper plane and longitudinally movable to composing position, means to stationarily maintain the magazine beneath that in composing position during the longitudinal movement of the latter, and means whereby the several magazines ma)7 be simultaneously swung backwardly and downwardly. substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a pivotally mounted base, a magazine supporting frame carried bythe base. relatively movable connections between the inae'azinesand their support to. permit independent endwise movement, a 'shi frame slidable backwardly and downwardly over the base and operatively connected with the magazines to longitudinally advance the selected magazine into composing` position, and means to iixedly retain one of the magazines during longitudinal movement of the others, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a supporting frame therefor, means to rectilinearly actuate the supporting frame to shift the selected magazine into the proper plane, relatively movable connections between the magazines and the supporting frame to permit longitudinal movement of the former with respect to the latter, a supporting base carrying said magazine frame and mounted to swing baclwardly and downwardly, a shift frame slidably positioned upon said base and movable backwardly and forwardly thereover, said shift frame being connected with the several magazines to advance the same endwise into composing position, and means to fixedly maintain the magazine underlying the selected magazine during endwise movement of the latter into composing position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a supporting frame therefor, means to rectilinearly shift said supporting frame, relatively movable connections between magazines and frame to permit the shifting of the former eudwise in relation to the latter, a pivotally mounted base mounted to swing backwardly and downwardly and supporting said magazine frame, a shift frame disposed upon the base and slidable backwardly and forwardly thereover, guiding bars carried by said shift frame and engaging the movable connections of said maga-- zines whereby the selected magazine may be advanced endwise into composing position, and means to prevent endwise movement of the magazine underlying that actuated to composing position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a supporting frame therefor, means to rectilinearly shift the supporting frame, a pivotally mounted base carrying said supporting frame and mounted to swing backwardly and downwardly, relatively movable connections between each magazine and said` supporting frame to enable endwise movement of the magazines in relation to their frame, a shift frame slidably mounted upon the base and movable backwardly and forwardly thereover, means connecting said shift frame .with the magazines to effect endwise movement thereof, and additional means to retain one of the magazines while advancing' the remainder, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a supporting frame therefor, means to rectilinearly shift said supporting frame, a pivotally mounted base carrying said frame and adapted to swing backwardly and downwardly, relatively movable connections between each magazine and the frame to permit endwise movement of the former in relation to the latter, a shift frame disposed upon the base and slidable backwardly and forwardly thereover, means in connection with said shift frame to endwise actuate the magazines and also aline their extremities during rectilinear movement, and means to fixedly retain one of the magazines during endwise movement of the others, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l0. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a supporting frame therefor, said magazines being endwise movable in the frame one independent of another, a shifting member longitudinally movable of the frame and connected with said magazines, a longitudinally movable common delivery throat, and means affording simultaneous movement of said shifting member and delivery throat whereby toV inoperatively dispose the latter during shifting of the magazines, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ll. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines shiftable into operative position intermediate relatively positioned distributer and assembling devices, means to lock the matrices of each magazine, a movable entrance throat, and coacting means on each magazine and said entrance throat to release said locking means of the magazine in operative position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

DANEL F. TRACY. Witnesses:

JOHN W. HANOVER, Hanoi@ W. HUMPHREY. 

